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<journal-id>0065-1737</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta zoológica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Zool. Mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0065-1737</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0065-17372024000100101</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21829/azm.2024.4012601</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Influence of vegetation structure and climatic conditions on abundance of host-seeking Amblyomma ticks (Acari; Ixodidae) in a Costa Rican dry forest]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Influencia de la estructura de la vegetación y condiciones climáticas sobre la abundancia de garrapatas Amblyomma (Acari; Ixodidae) en un bosque seco de Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Quirós]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Catalina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrantes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gilbert]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Biología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0065-17372024000100101&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0065-17372024000100101&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0065-17372024000100101&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Differences in habitats and variation in environmental conditions often cause fluctuation in abundance of animal populations, and the effect of such spatial and temporal variation may affect differently each stage of an animal life cycle. Here we compare the effect of different habitats and environmental conditions (e.g., temperature and precipitation) on the abundance of larvae, nymphs, and adult hard ticks (Amblyomma spp.) in a tropical dry forest. Abundance of larvae was high, but similar in all habitats, but nymphs and adults were more abundant in forested sites. Forested sites likely provide more suitable conditions for survivorship of the three tick stages (larvae, nymphs, and adults) during their host-seeking period, and a larger concentration of potential hosts. We also found that the peak of abundance in all three stages occur during or near the dry season, suggesting a reproductive peak associated to the dry season, but only abundance of nymphs correlated with environmental conditions.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Diferencias entre hábitats y la variación en las condiciones ambientales son factores que frecuentemente afectan la abundancia en las poblaciones de muchos animales, y el efecto de esta variación puede afectar de manera diferente cada estadio del ciclo de vida de un animal. En este estudio se compara el efecto de diferentes hábitats y cambio en las condiciones ambientales (e.g., temperatura y precipitación) sobre la abundancia de larvas, ninfas y adultos de garrapatas duras (Amblyomma spp.) en un bosque seco tropical. La abundancia de larvas fue alta en todos los hábitats, pero las ninfas y adultas fueron más abundantes en aquellos sitios más boscosos (mayor cobertura forestal). Los sitios boscosos posiblemente proporcionan condiciones más adecuadas para la sobrevivencia de los tres estadios de las garrapatas (larvas, ninfas y adultas) durante los periodos de búsqueda de huéspedes. Se encontró también que el pico de abundancia de los tres estadios ocurrió durante o cerca de la estación seca. Esto sugiere que las garrapatas tienen un pico reproductivo asociado con la estación seca, pero solamente la abundancia de ninfas se correlacionó con la variación en las condiciones ambientales.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ambient heterogeneity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hard ticks]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[population dynamics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[seasonality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[temporal fluctuation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[heterogeneidad ambiental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[garrapatas duras]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dinámica poblacional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estacionalidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fluctuación temporal]]></kwd>
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